Reinforcement for cement constructions.



' A. FLEMING.

REINFORCEMENT FOR CEMENT UONSTRUGTIONS.

APPLICATION IILED.SEPT. 7, 1911'.

1,031,700. Patented July 9, 1912.

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ALEXANDE.R FLEMING, F CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

BEINF JRCEWIENT FOR CEMENT CONSTRUCTIQNS.

. omit may (seem: c it that l, ALEXANDER FLEMiNG,

- a citizen, of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in thecounty of Linn and State of Iowa,laave invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Reintorcemen-ts for Cement Constructions; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to reinforcements for cement constructions, andis more particularly adapted for the completion of fence posts or otherstructures capable of withstanding the rough usage to which the same arenecessarily subjected.

The present application embodies an improved construction on my formerapplication for patent for a similar invention filed Aug. 6, 1911,Serial No. 576,017, whereby the general construction of the postisimproved by the em-ploymentot truss wires enveloping the entirestructure and having their ends interlockingly engaged with the of thebars forming a part of the structure for the purpose hereinafterdescribed.

The primary object of the invention is theretora'in the formation of ametallic skeleton frame or structure which is light,

' durable and efiective for the purpose, the

parts being bindingly and properly assem-v in such a manner that whenthe cement is combined therewith in the final completion of the post, orstru cture, a perfeet and uniform construction is produced. Brieflystated the invention consists in the employment of angle bars which areuniformly connected in their proper position in 'respect to one anotherby binding bands pr operly positioned along the length of the bel s andconnected to one another, and

crossing and separately arranged truss wires I extending from theopposite ends of the frame and bindingly in contact with the outer edgesof said bars and also in contact with the bands, the opposite upper andlower ends of said bars being notched at their medial portions toreceive the opposite connected en s of the truss wires, the lower endsof the l tter projecting inwardly and having upwardly projecting hooksforming yielding anchors which are embedded in the cement during thefinal completion of the t -With these and other objects in View, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicafion filed September 7, 1911.

Patented July 1912.

Serial No. 648,235.

invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and thecombination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully tion of thelower end of the structure; and,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing one of the angle bars employed incarrying out the invention. 1

In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, 1 represents a seriesor plurality of angle bars which are preferably three in number andangularly positioned in respect to one another for properly anduniformly constructing the post for the purpose hereinafter described.The post when completed is preferably triangular in cross section, thebars of which the same is composed being connected and properly spacedin respect to one another by a series of bands, 2 and 3, arranged in'pairs and engaging with the inner and outer surface of the bars atpredetermined distances along the length of said bars, the bands thusarranged being.

connected and bindingly brought into engagement with the bars by clips 4which are folded around the bands thus arranged,

' all of which isclearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The oppositeupper and lower .ends of the bars 1 are inclined as shown at 5, formingnotches 6 at the medial portions thereof for the purposes now to be de--scribed.

' The truss wires 7 employed in carrying out the construction of theframe embody an essential part of the construction as will be observed,and extend throughout the length of the frame and are diagonallyarranged in respect to the bars 1- and are crossed in such a manner asto cause their connected portions to overlap at the outer edges of thebars as clearly shown. The free ends of the truss wires 7 are bent overand brought into engagement with the notched upper and lower ends of thebars 1, whereby the said truss wires closely embrace and contact withthe structure previously described. As clearly shown in Fig. 3 the lowerends of the truss wires 7 are formed upwardly after engaging with thelower notched ends of the bars and are exl 8 are formed and are providedwith downwardly projecting pointed hooks 9 which.

are embedded in the cement during the complete formation of the post.The meeting and connected ends of the truss wires 7 at the opposite endsof the structure are similarly formed whereby the anchors referred to.are arranged in a practical manner for the purposes described, andfurther it will be observed that the parts comprising said structure areuniformly and. bindingly arranged with respect to one another. The trusswires 7 not only retain the complete formation of the post but furtherhold the binding bands in their proper position upon the angle bars 1,whereby the same are properly positioned. i

From the foregoing description takenin connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention defined and claimed.Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: a g

1. A reinforcing frame comprising a pini-ality of bars, means forconnecting the bars and properly separating the same in respect to oneanother, and diagonally arranged truss wires spirally arranged on theoutside of said bars and bindingly in contact there with, and havingtheir ends interlockingly 50 bars, the lower ends of the two wires beingextended inwardly and upwardly and provided with downwardly projectinganchors.

length of the bars for uniting the same and properly positioning thesame in respect to one another, means for connecting said bands andbinding the same against the bars, diagonally arranged truss wiresextending the full length of the bars and over lapping and bindinglyengaged with the bands, notches formed in the beveled ends of the barswith which the opposite ends of the truss wires are bindingly andinterlockingly engaged, the lower ends of said truss wires beingextended upwardly and in wardly and provided with downwardly projectinghooked ends-forming yielding anchors for engagement with the cementemployed in the final completion of the structure.

4. A reinforcing frame for cement constructions, comprising a pluralityof angle bars having upper and lower beveled ends, binding bandsarranged in pairs and posi-' tioned at predetermined distances along thelength of the bars foruniting the same and properly positioning the samein respect to one another, means .for connecting said bands and bindingthe same against the bars diagonally arranged truss wires extending thefull length of the bars and overlapping and bindingly engaged with thebands, the ends of said two wires being arrangedin the notches formed inthe beveled ends of the bars, and anchors formed by the-lower connectedends ofthe truss wires and inwardly projected and adapted to engage withthe cement completing the structure.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ALEXANDER FLEMING.

\Vitnesses:

HENRY RIcKEL, L. D. Dennis.

